Have you seen this guy flying around in your garden?
For a second, you might have asked yourself if it was a bird? Or a bug?
Yet, it acts like a hummingbird because it hovers, buzzes, and flies like a hummingbird.
It is a hummingbird moth. This fast hummingbird moth beats its clear wings up to 70 beats per second. It can fly up to 12 mph.
If you look closely, you can see it has a long tongue-like proboscis that rolls out of its coiled tub to reach the nectar deep inside flowers. Its tongue is about double the length of its body. source
You might be thinking, this guy can't be a moth because it is flying around in the daytime, and we know that moths fly at night. At least that is what I was thinking when I saw him in my gardens. I read they actively feed on flower nectar in the daytime.
I hope to see the Hummingbird Moth (Clear Wing Moth) in my garden again and get more pics.
I would love to know if you have seen the Hummingbird Moth in your gardens.
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ReplyDeleteThe flowers and hummingbird moths are beautiful. Lovely captures. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend.
The hummingbird moth is one of the neatest things you can see on flowers. And they can be hard to photograph. This one is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love the hummingbird moth! We have cabbage moths in the daytime, too. The 'tongue' is called the proboscis, I had to look up the spelling, sigh. I don't know if you care, but I did some research a few years back. You can see my moths there. They are so varied and interesting.
ReplyDelete...I have heard of hummingbird moths, but have never seen one. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen one but have heard f them.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos!
ReplyDeleteI have seen Hummingbird Moths here in the past but have not seen one yet this year.
Have a wonderful weekend!
This is really interesting dear!
ReplyDeleteInteresting photos! I don't think I have ever seen one.
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great photos - I don't think I've seen one but of course I could have thought it was a hummingbird - those I see
ReplyDeleteHi Judy! Nice job capturing this moth. I only saw one once in my garden. I blogged about it too cuz I couldn't even believe my eyes. My hubs with his amazing dark-eyed vision spotted it first. They are the weirdest things! We had to lose our butterfly bush it was on as it grew out of control where we had it. Well done. Hope you are well. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteLove the images. Regine
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Yes saw one in yard in Slidell, Louisiana and tried to figure out what it was. Now I know. Thanks
ReplyDeleteJudy - yes, I have seen these in my garden here in Montana. Truly amazing creatures. The first time I ever saw one was in Corsica, and I did a double-take. Was it a hummingbird? Too small. A moth? But they don't fly like that ... Then I learned about the hummingbird moth! Thanks for your third link to Mosaic Monday!
ReplyDeleteWow that was a big one!
ReplyDeleteOh nice. I have only seen two Hummingbird moths, and they were gray.
ReplyDeleteLove this colourful one. Amazing!
Wow! They sort of look like a giant bee dressed in those colours.
ReplyDeleteI actually think your bumble bee is a carpenter bee. All the other beautiful photos are the hummingbird moth. I haven't seen one in years. I think it's more like one has to be in the right place at the right time, and you definitely were in the right place. Lucky you!
ReplyDeleteOh yes ! I have seen this hovering over flowers and they make a whizzing sound while hovering on flowers. Thanks for sharing with Garden Affair.
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